CONTRACTS WITH CROWN - Formation - Request for proposals

Application by the Crown for judicial review of a decision by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (Tribunal) in favour of the respondent, Springcrest. The Department of Public Works and Government Services issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to supply seawater pumps for the Royal Canadian Navy on an urgent basis. The RFP included a shock testing certificate requirement for non-manufacturers. The respondent, a non-manufacturer, filed a complaint with the Tribunal after the Crown refused to remove the requirement. The Tribunal accepted that the shock testing certificate...